title: Salmonella abscess of the pharynx.
abstract: Salmonella abscess in the head and neck is an uncommon occurrence. Such abscesses most often present in patients with underlying systemic processes or in those receiving iatrogenic immunosuppression. We report a 53-year-old woman with a retropharyngeal abscess treated with clindamycin and ampicillin. Treatment required surgical debridement and long-term antibiotics. There is a predilection for salmonella to affect tissue having underlying pathology, so that local tissue biopsy and long-term follow-up to document tissue reversions to normal are required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey 17033.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Schaitkin
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wiegand
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium
chemical_list: D002981:Clindamycin; D000667:Ampicillin